In this powerful episode, I sit down with emotional eating coach Sam Gibson to unpack the psychology behind our eating habits and the deeper reasons we turn to food.

Sam shares his personal journey from struggling with eating disorders to helping others address the root causes of disordered eating. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, he explains why understanding the “why” behind our behaviour is essential for lasting change.

We explore the spectrum of disordered eating, the impact of past trauma, anxiety, and limiting beliefs, and how emotional eating is often a coping mechanism rather than a lack of willpower.

Sam also shares practical frameworks for overcoming emotional eating, reframing fear, building confidence through repetition, and finding purpose as a way to reduce anxiety and depression.

“It’s not what you thi ...